PPG’s silicas products business manufactures and supplies precipitated silica products to major companies around the world as performance-enhancing additives.

PPG Industries will lay off 1,800 employees in the U.S. and Europe and close plants as part of a cost-reduction program, the paints and coatings maker said on Thursday.

PPG — a global manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials — is laying off nearly 2,000 workers as it trims operation costs and sells off a chunk of its architectural business ...

PPG Industries plans to lay off about 1,800 employees amid efforts to cut costs, with the paints and coatings maker also inking a deal to sell a sizeable chunk of its architectural business ...